Daily Pic Vol. 212

Hard to believe how fast the last thread went...here is a link to it http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/983314/#new . There are some wonderful pics on it!!

This is the best time of the year for birding IMO and I look forward every morning to all the new birds showing up in the yard. When I walk outside it sounds like the sounds have been dubbed!!

One of the most recent visitors has been the Rose-breasted Grosbeak. This morning I had 5 adult males and 2 females. They are very much at home and seem to like the pickings. Here is a male...

We have also had a male Blue Grosbeak at the feeders.

and several Indigo Buntings.

The Balimore Orioles are visitors all day long.

The American Goldfinch have returned after a brief absence...here is a female.

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This Blue Jay looks like he has been playing in the dirt!

Last one for now...male Cardinal.

Really nice photos, Rose. You sure have a lot of color in your backyard. It looks like it will be the weekend here in Maryland before things clear up but we needed the rain.

Thanks Linth! I think the jet stream sends our weather your way and we have had more rain than we needed but the same thing happened last spring. One nice thing is we get lots of casual water which means more birds. I think we have had a total of one hour of sunlight in the past 10 days! Supposed to be nice this weekend...I hope!

I almost forgot that we have had a Harris' Sparrow for the past few days. They are such an odd looking little bird but I really like them!

Great start Rose...like a rainbow!

Thanks luv...I almost forgot the juvie Baltimore Oriole! They are not as skittish as the adults and will sit for quite awhile as they listen to the camera clicking. I think it makes them curious...anyway here is the juvie.

Wowee rose!

This photo cracks me up. the robin looked sooooo fat while bathing, I thought it was a pumpkin.

That is so cute Marna and just thinking of all the shots you are gonna get is making me so green with envy!! I am very happy for you..can't wait to see who else shows up!!

all of my shots are going to be of bathing birds! LOL.

Oh no...you're cleaning up your act!!

ha! Hey, by the way, I have FIVE cardinal eggs in that nest! Don't know when she laid the last one.

Hey Larry & Moe...great pics there...bothe of ya!! LOL


A pair of Crows in the evening ...

Snuck up on this Song Sparrow....shhhhh

Oh these are from sunday ...oh, here's that big Pileated Woodpecker!!

this is one of my favorite pictures I ever took. Not a recent picture, but I'm at work looking out the window at another dreary day. I like everyone's pictures in this thread. There is a Harris Sparrow in Lancaster (about 30mins from me) that is way outside his normal range and causing quite a fuss. It is pretty neat to see it as a feeder bird in it's normal territory

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Dellrose lots of variety you have. Jec6 those are some big mouths on such small birds. I spring brings out the birds.

jec, i can see why you love that pix.

Mrs_Ed love the bathing robin!

Nanny I would call the press if there was a Pileated in my yard!

Jec awesome shot~wow!

Looks like the dreariness is here till at least the weekend ):o

OMG Rose what and excellent start!!! Thanks so much, it does look like a rainbow!!

Mrs Ed, Love the Pumpkin Robin!

Nanny, Your so lucky to have that Pileated!!!

jec, Love those hungry mouths!!!

That robin shot is fabulous!

Juvie Female Baltimore Oriole...I have not seen any mature females around come to think of it....

Something a little prettier...Gray Catbird

Love that open wide shot jec!! Just adorable!!

Nanny congrats on the Pileated and the Catbird! I have yet to see a Catbird...I thought I did last year but it was a cat! LOL!!

Thanks for the kind comments also.

I finally got a window shot of a female Baltimore Oriole...she is so orange!

She sure is Rose!

Nanny, Nice shot of the Catbird!

I had a different looking bird in the yard yesterday (I don't know how to do the picture thing
on the computer, so bear with me). I think it was a sparow. It had white eyebrow lines & a
huge white stripe down the middle of it's head. Any ideas?

White crowned sparrow? Look in bird book.

look in bird files…
http://davesgarden.com/guides/birdfiles/go/82/ (white-crowned sparrow)

or search for sparrows there.

Here's Ethel on the nest.

And here's a late season pine siskin that showed up this afternoon.

who needs flowers with all this color! so jealous about the orioles. I'll just get my fix here!

I was out looking for new wildflowers and the crows started making a ruckus. Then more crows joined until it was a really loud chorus. And they kept flying in circles. I captured it on my camera, so the video stinks, but you can hear real well. As I get closer you can start to see more and more crows flying around. Not sure I'd ever seen so many gather like this when not late winter. Seemed something got them started, but not sure what.

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Well I had quite a surprise in my yard this evening...while waiting on my husband I decided to grab the camera in between raindrops. To my extreme pleasure I had my very first visit and siting of a Rose breasted Grosbeak. Nothing like a life bird in your own tree! Bad pic with the weather but a great feeling!!

Congrats! Lov. I had one at my feeder today for the first time this year. That's awesome that you got a lifer and got to get a good picture of it.

Thank Jec I'm hoping he comes back!

Hey congrats Luvs!! They always show up here too in bad light...LOL!

Congratulations Luvs!!